The Alex Rodriguez Reclamation Project, Part I: Wear a nice sweater, sit in front of an ESPN camera, freely accept responsibility without subpoena, without the FBI recording the session, without a hearing on Capitol Hill.

LeBron James is still talkin' the walk. Two days after he was surprisingly whistled for traveling in the closing seconds of Cleveland's 80-77 loss at Washington, James maintains his "crab dribble" was legal and that he has no plans to remove it from his arsenal.

Next summer, ESPN will make your TV remote seem more like your computer mouse. The idea is to create interactive TV, says ESPN strategic planner Bryan Burns, that uses technology already in 25 million-30 million homes. On live programs ranging from SportsCenter to games you'll be able to use your remote to vote in viewer polls and, during games, call up extra stats on the teams and players. Says Burns: "Why do this? It's bringing the functionality and granularity of the Internet to TV." (Although it's hard to imagine TV ever matching the Internet as a tool for goofing off at work.)

Anyone who listens to ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning knows that co-host Mike Greenberg is an admitted "crazy" New York Jets fan who can't wait for Thursday's game against the New England Patriots.